Women and Labour |
Lesson 8
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Learning from Labour
Task Component
Instruction
Assessment Focus
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Notes for Teachers
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Differentiation
(Modifications/
Extensions)
10 minutes
Extension: Collecting Oral
History
In order to place their families
in the historical/social context
of ‘labour’ and expand their
perspective, students could
interview a female family member
about their work experiences.
Brainstorm a list of questions,
which may include:
• What were your employment
experiences like?
• How were your work
experiences shaped by the
fact of being female?
• Were males and females
treated the same?
• Did males and females
have similar or different
opportunities for work,
benefits and advancement?
• Did males and females
received the same pay?
• What were the conditions
that made it that way?
• What did you learn? Teach
general interviewing tips
beforehand, as well as
journalistic strategies to probe
and probe again! Encourage
students to ask about and
record specific details.
Assessment of Learning
Students will enrich what they
have learned in class about women
and labour by exploring a family
member’s experiences.
Look for references to, or
awareness of, the impact of gender.
Collecting Oral History is
a pedagogical tool which
democratizes learning in many
ways.
It makes history more inclusive
as it allows students to connect
the lived experiences of someone
- a family member in this case -
with the context of what they are
learning in class.
Students are encouraged to
take notes during the interview
either by writing or recording the
responses.